Umphrey's McGee & Marcus King Band

Jun 1, 2017 from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm

Augusta Common, Augusta, GA

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Event Summary

Doors: 5:20pm Show: 6:00pm

Perennial favorites and Major Rager Alumni Umphrey’s McGee are making a stop on their summer tour Thursday, June 1st in Augusta, Georgia! Umphrey’s will perform at Augusta Common with rising star The Marcus King Band as support. This will be the first time Umphrey’s has returned to Augusta since last year’s Major Rager, and the first time for Marcus King since playing with Blues Traveler last October. Fans of both bands will be thrilled to see this pairing and await the incredible sit-in potential it garners.

Augusta Common

Event Details

Umphrey’s McGee

More than just a rock band – through nearly two decades, they have proven to be on the cutting-edge of both music and technology, super-serving their fans through a community that stretches from the campus of Notre Dame to the hallowed halls of Abbey Road

After 19-plus years of performing more than 100 concerts annually, releasing nine studio albums and selling more than 4.2 million tracks online, Umphrey’s McGee might be forgiven if they chose to rest on their laurels. But then that wouldn’t be consistent with the work ethic demonstrated by the band, which consistently attempts to raise the bar, setting and achieving new goals since forming on the Notre Dame campus in South Bend, Indiana, in 1997. After releasing their eighth studio album, Similar Skin, the first for their own indie label, Nothing Too Fancy (N2F) Music (distributed by RED), the group continued to push the envelope and test the limits. The London Session, was a dream come true for the members having been recorded at the legendary Studio Two at historic Abbey Road. The stealth recording session yielded 10 tracks in a single day, proving once again, the prolific UM waits for no one.

The Marcus King Band

Songwriter. Guitarist. Singer. Bandleader. At only 20 years of age, Marcus King’s dazzling musical ability is evident throughout The Marcus King Band, the young phenom’s 2nd full-length LP and first for Fantasy Records. Operating within the fiery brand of American roots music that King calls "soul-influenced psychedelic southern rock," the album highlights King’s gorgeous, rough-hewn vocals, soaring guitar work and heartfelt songwriting all amidst a group of masterful musicians who, together, are quickly becoming one of the country’s most sought after live acts.